Crowns and Hearts

I think I'm still a bit of a Valentine groove- I'm still enjoying the red and black classic colour combintion. I've made this card for a stamping friend as a happy boost:-)
I'm also entering it into The Gingersnap Crown challenge.
I've collaged various stamp images and smooched, I've then embossed a crown image and added a heart which I've stamped, cut out and shimmer paint and then Crystal effects. The heart looks real pretty in real life, I hope you can see that.

Just add Venice

My dad recently scanned and sent me these old photos of when we were in Venice, and since then they've been on my must Scrap List... So I've taken advantage of the colour challenge over at Just Add Ink to start.
I've stamped the Sahara Sand background with stamps from Extreme Elements and the Music Notes Wheel in Pear Pizzazz. Then sponged with Bl ushing Bride and added some Shimmer Paint. The DSP is from the Level 1 Hostess Set.The rose is made from the Fancy Flower Punch in Blushing Bride Cardstock with Shimmer Paint added again. The leaves are punched from the 2 step bird punch. The Hummingbird is from Elements of Style.